Attention: Assignment, Arts & Culture, Book, Lifestyle, and What’s On Editors
Exercise your Grey Matter!
Older Adults Welcome at the Library
TORONTO (Tuesday, May 19, 2009): Toronto Public Library invites all seniors to check out their library for a fascinating series of free GreyMatters programming that encourages older adults to think, feel and act — and to celebrate their intellectual curiosity all month long during Seniors Month in June.
Great Books
Why are some stories so compelling that we still read them decades – even centuries – later? Discover five Great Books, and hear why each is still relevant in our very modern world. Bring your lunch. All lectures from 12-1:30 p.m.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Discover one of the most important stories of the 20th century.
Elaine Newton, Professor Emeritus, Department of Humanities, York University
Thursday, June 4
Locke Branch
3083 Yonge St.
Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
Why bad things happen to good people.
John Greenwood, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto
Friday, June 12
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Special attention to Whitman’s Song of Myself.
Alan Ackerman, Department of English, University of Toronto
Thursday, June 18
Northern District Branch
40 Orchard View Blvd.
The Odyssey by Homer
In a sense western history’s first novel.
Frederick Sweet, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto
Friday, June 19
Deer Park Branch
40 St. Clair Ave. E.
Parables and Paradoxes by Franz Kafka
A work drenched in mysteries.
B.W. Powe, Department of English, York University
Thursday, June 25
North York Central Library
5120 Yonge Street
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More GreyMatters Programming
Regent Park: Past, Present and Future
Rough-cut screening and photo exhibit of Regent Park seniors and youth.
Tuesday, June 2, 2-5 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street
Journey into Egypt
With ROM Egyptologist Gayle Gibson.
To register call 416-395-5660.
Tuesday, June 2, 6:45- 8:30 p.m.
North York Central Library
5120 Yonge Street
National Treasures of Carolinian Canada
Lorraine Johnson on unusual trees and wildflowers to plant in your garden.
Thursday, June 4, 7-8:15 p.m.
Palmerston Branch
560 Palmerston Ave.
The Destruction of Libraries: The Library of Alexandria
Steven B. Shubert on this famous library and the production of knowledge.
Tuesday, June 9, 2-4:30 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street
In the Midst of Angels
Pamela Williams showcasing beautiful statues from the famous cemeteries of Europe including Père Lachaise.
Wednesday, June 10, 2-4 p.m.
Don Mills Branch
888 Lawrence Ave. E.
Storytelling with Dan Yashinsky
Stories and the art of storytelling.
Thursday, June 11, 2-3 p.m.
Maria A. Shchuka Branch
1745 Eglinton Ave.W.
The Gardiner Museum Collection
Discover this little gem of a museum.
Tuesday, June 16, 2-4:30 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street
An Afternoon of Accordion Music
Pasquale Lorello plays classical, continental and popular melodies.
Tuesday, June 23, 2-3 p.m.
Maria A. Shchuka Branch
1745 Eglinton Ave.W.
In addition to GreyMatters, the library offers many other Seniors Month programs on health, wellness and legal issues; books, movies and creativity; and using the Internet.
For full details: call your local branch, pick up a copy of What’s On in any library branch, call Answerline at 416-393-7131 or check under Programs at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 16 million people visit our 99 branches and borrow more than 29 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library, visit our website at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at 416-393-7131.
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Media Contact:
Lillian Salmon, Communications Officer 416-397-5936
lsalmon@torontopubliclibrary.ca